Advanced functionality and easy manageability; 4Gb Fibre

Channel HBAs for IBM System x

Emulex 4Gb FC Single-Port and

Dual-Port PCI-Express HBAs for
IBM System x
The IBM 4Gb Fibre Channel Single- and
Dual-Port PCI-Express HBAs for
IBM System x are a high performance PCI-Express host bus adapter
(HBA) solution. The HBAs balance the
advanced bus speeds and efficiency of
PCI-Express with exceptional 4Gb Fibre
Channel performance.
As the successor to the enduring PCI
interface, PCI-Express is a new,
muchanticipated bus architecture. As

Highlights

a host serial bus, PCI-Express elimi

Firmwareupgradeable archi-

nates many of the inefficiencies of par-

with auto speed negotiation;

tecture: update HBA features

allel PCI and PCI-X architectures. With

allows easy integration into

and functionality, preserve

lower pin-counts and power consump-

existing 1Gb and 2Gb Fibre

investment value

tion requirements, PCI-Express HBAs

Speed4Gb Fibre Channel link

also reduce system level power require-

Channel SANs

Hardwareindependent drivers

ments. Most important, PCI-Express is

Convenient form factorshort,

ease management and allow

backward-compatible with PCI and

lowprofile form factor,

driver upgrade independent of

PCI-X addressing, allowing existing

PCI-Express adapters in

HBA firmware

applications and operating systems to

single- and dual-port options

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function unchanged.

Ideal for large or mixedOS SAN envi-

The HBAs are supported by

ronments, the HBAs use the same driv-

HBAnywhere, an easy-to-use and com-

ers and management tools as the

prehensive HBA management suite.

Emulex 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI-X

HBAnyware is a driverbased

HBAs. The unique Service Level

technology that enables discovery and

Interface (SLI) driver architecture, which

complete management of HBAs within

enables the independence of the oper-

the SAN. The application helps to

ating systems device driver from the

reduce total cost of ownership and

underlying HBA platform, will allow

planned downtime while enabling

OEMs and end users to migrate easily

sophisticated management capabilities

to this new system architecture (without

such as remote firmware upgrades from

having to change or rewrite driver

a single console anywhere in a SAN.

utilities).

Technical specifications
Part numbers

Architecture

Standards

Driver support

Physical dimensions

Power and environmental

42C2069 Emulex 4Gb FC Single-Port PCI-Express HBA

42C2071 Emulex 4Gb FC Dual-Port PCI-Express HBA
PCI-Express base spec 1.0a
4Gb, 2Gb or 1Gb FC Link speeds automatically detected
2.5Gb PCIe lane negotiation automatically performed
Integrated data buffer and code space memory
PCI-Express card electromechanical spec 1.0a
Fibre Channel class 2 and 3
PHP hot-plughot-swap
ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH-3, FC-PI-2, FC-FS, FC-AL-2,
FC-GS-4, FC-FLA, FC-PLDA, FC-TAPE, FCP-2, and RFC 2625
(IP over FC)

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August 2006
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Short, low-profile MD2 form factor card

167.64mm x 64.42mm (6.60" x 2.54")
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Operating temperature: 0 to 55C (32 to 131F)
Airflow required: 100 lf/m
Storage temperature: -40 to 70C (-40 to 158F)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

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